1.0Digital Sciencehttps://www.digital-science.comDigital Sciencehttps://www.digital-science.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tSkFiUGk2Z"><a href="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2024/05/tldr-shorts-george-dyson-on-fostering-innovation/">TL;DR Shorts: George Dyson on fostering innovation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2024/05/tldr-shorts-george-dyson-on-fostering-innovation/embed/#?secret=tSkFiUGk2Z" width="600" height="338" title="“TL;DR Shorts: George Dyson on fostering innovation” — Digital Science" data-secret="tSkFiUGk2Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.digital-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2025-06-11-at-10.23.02-PM.png880614Today’s TL;DR Shorts episode with George Dyson is all about how we can foster innovation and nurture it when lightning strikes. George believes that research group sizes reach a critical mass beyond which fast innovation is hampered by bureaucracy. George feels that more can be done to support research transformation by other actors in the research landscape, including governments and funders.